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New York City Metropolitan Area, Ny, Us

Independent consultant providing high-performance HR leadership advisory and fractional CHRO/CPO augmentation to executive teams across financial services, life sciences and rapidly scaling tech startups specializing in org effectiveness, M&A integration, culture, talent cultivation and executive coaching.Interim and full-time executive roles:- SVP & Chief-of-Staff to the President of a VC-backed real estate investment company with over 17,000 employees globally and $1B in annual revenue. - CHRO for the largest family law firm in Maryland with multiple offices throughout the Mid-Atlantic region employing 100+ attorneys and legal support staff generating $15M+ in annual revenueProject-based consulting engagements:- Led C-suite talent assessments and hiring at PE-backed fintech in prep for Series B fundraise and IPO- Designed PEO transition and org development plan for a PE-backed biotech leading to IPO- Developed talent roadmap for national expansion of a VC-backed health tech startup

Somerset, Nj, Us

Led HR function reporting into the President of Paragon Bioservices, a PE-backed gene therapy CDMO. Led rapid scale-up from 30 to 1500+ employees in 18 months, expansion to 5 international GMP-compliant manufacturing sites across US and Europe, integration of 2 bolt-on acquisitions leading up to acquisition by Catalent(#3 CDMO in the world with $4B in annual revenue) at $1.2B valuation. Led successful year-long integration of Paragon post-acquisition including rebranding as Catalent Gene Therapy and creation of new Catalent Biologics Division.

Somerset, Nj, Us

Owned all HR function pillars as Head of HR operations reporting into the CHRO. Oversaw daily HR function operations, build-out and hiring including Employee Relations (HRBPs), HRIS, Total Rewards, Payroll & Compliance, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development and Org Design.

New York, Ny, Us

HRBP to bank's global equities trading settlement operations team. Led turnaround of underperforming team including transformation of talent acquisition processes, onboarding, training, org design and incentives of the bank's largest operations team across 3 offices (US/UK/India) resulting in 90%+ reduction in employee turnover and ~$1B in unresolved trading backlog being eliminated from bank's balance sheet. Assumed management of global team following resignation of senior-ranking banker reporting into team's NYC-based Executive Director.

Westport, Connecticut, Us

Hired C-suite level talent at the world's largest hedge fund while developing firm's executive talent strategy, assessment processes and recruiting technology.

Westport, Connecticut, Us

Led full candidate lifecycle recruiting operations for high volume hiring including development of talent market research, assessment methodologies, interviewer training and selection, candidate experience, technology & analytics adoption, and candidate renumeration doctrine.

Glenview, Il, Us

1 of 10 employees selected for ITW's flagship leadership development program. Held various team leadership responsibilities including sales, marketing, product management, and strategic planning.

Washington, Dc, Us

B.S.

Mba